[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [觀無量壽佛經義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt) › 2.7 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 2.7 English (machine translation) 2.7 - **Language:** English ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2.7) First, the preface testifying to faith has six \[parts\]: 1. 'Thus' refers to the Dharma preached in the main body. 2. 'I have heard': Ānanda personally heard it from the Buddha, clarifying that it was not his own speech. 3. 'At one time': the period of time from the initial gathering of the assembly to the conclusion of the session, distinguishing it from other times. 4. 'The Buddha': the lord who preached the teaching, revealing that it was no other person. 5. 'In the city of Rājagṛha' downward: the place where the sūtra was preached. 6. 'Great bhikṣus' and so forth: the assembly that heard it together. First, pointing to the Dharma preached in the main body. - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2.8) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [觀無量壽佛經義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2.7) · Pramāṇa